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AMA: Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illness

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3629.html

Publication for health care professionals on the causes and treatments of foodborne illness.

Ask NOAH About: Food Poisoning

http://www.noah-health.org/en/stomach/food/index.html

Directory of annotated links.

Bacteria and Foodborne Illness

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/index.htm

Discusses the causes, risk factors, and complications associated with foodborne illness. Reviews treatment options and prevention strategies.

Bacterial Food Poisoning

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/poison.html

Discusses the common bacterial agents and the symptoms and foods associated with each agent.

BBC Health - Food Poisoning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/features/food_poisoning.shtml

Short discussion of the causes, prevention, and treatments.

CDC - Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/foodborne/index.htm

Focuses on the control and prevention of bacterial foodborne and diarrheal diseases. Features news, programs, alerts, and information about individual diseases.

CDC Health Topic: Foodborne Illnesses

http://www.cdc.gov/health/foodill.htm

Causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of foodborne illnesses.

CDC Travelers' Health - Risks from Food and D

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/food-drink-risks.htm

Factsheet covering prevention of foodborne and waterborne illness.

CDC: Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cysticercosi

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cysticercosis/default.htm

Fact sheets and articles on this disease caused by tapeworms.

CDC: Healthy Swimming

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/

Recommendations for healthy swimming behaviors needed to protect people from recreational water illnesses (RWIs) and will help stop germs from getting in the pool in the first place.

CDC: Rotavirus

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/rotavirus.htm

Features organism information, concern about the vaccine, treatment, and prevention.

CDC: Viral Gastroenteritis

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/faq.htm

Discusses viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, including rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, Norwalk virus, and a group of Noroviruses.

Children's Water Fund

http://www.childrenswaterfund.org/

Providing clean, disease-free water systems to families otherwise forced to drink disease-invested water in Africa.

Clemson Extension: Foodborne Illnesses: Viruses

http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3720.htm

Factsheet showing causes, symptoms and treatment of viral infections.

DBMD - Brainerd Diarrhea

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/brainerddiarrhea_g.htm

No cause for this illness has been found yet. Includes source of infection, symptoms, prevention, and outbreaks.

DBMD - Foodborne Infections

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm

FAQ discussing the causes and preventions of foodborne diseases.

eMedicine - Food Poisoning

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic807.htm

Article by Senthil Nachimuthu, MD.

eMedicine - Food Poisoning :

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic795.htm

Article by Sunil K Sood, MD.

eMedicine - Vibrio Infections

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2375.htm

Article by Hoi Ho, MD.

eMedicine Health - Food Poisoning

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17289-1.asp

Articles on the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of several foodborne illneses.

EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/

Information from the Environmental Protection Agency on maintaining a safe water supply.

FDA/CFSAN - Foodborne Illness

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/foodborn.html

Directory of sites with information on various foodborne illnesses.

Fight Bac!

http://www.fightbac.org/foodborne.cfm?section=4

Information about cross-contamination and how bacteria spreads.

Food Poisoning

http://wellness.ucdavis.edu/safety_info/poison_prevention/poison_book/food_poisoning.html

Comprehensive information on food poisoning, from the California Poison Control System.

Food Poisoning

http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/D005517.html

Several articles on various causes of foodborne illness.

Food Poisoning Micro-Organisms

http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Health/foods3.asp

Food safety for food workers information source discussing the causes and prevention of foodborne illness.

Food Poisoning Microorganisms

http://www.science.ntu.ac.uk/external/Food%20poisoning%20microorganisms.html

Food microbiology online course complimenting 'The Microbiology of Safe Food' book. Resource portal for undergraduates and professionals.

Food Safety

http://www.foodpres.com/safety.htm

Includes information on the prevention of foodborne illness such as proper cooking temperatures and handling of foods.

Food Safety and Foodborne Illness

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs237/en/

Factsheet from the World Health Organization.

Food Safety Research Information Office

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fsrio/bydiscip.htm

Directory of resources covering several diseases and toxins that can cause foodborn illness.

Food Safety: Food Poisoning

http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/poisoning.html

Discusses signs, symptoms and prevention of viral, bacterial, and fungal food poisoning. From the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Food Standards Agency - Avoiding Food Poisoning

http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/healthiereating/asktheexpert/foodpoisoning/

FAQ on several causes of food poisoning.

Food Storage, Food Spoilage, and Foodborne Illness

http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~vista/abstracts/aFOODSTOR.html

Publication looks at the causes of foodborne illness, such as salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum, and trichinosis, and ways to avoid problems.

Foodborne Diseases

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/foodbornedis.htm

Factsheets from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Foodborne Illness

http://science.ntu.ac.uk/external/illness.html

Food microbiology online course complimenting 'The Microbiology of Safe Food' book.

Foodborne Illness

http://www.fpnotebook.com/GI21.htm

Factsheets on causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

Foodborne Illness

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Foodborne_Illness

Directory of factsheets on the most common causes of food poisoning.

Foodborne Illness

http://www.eatwelleatsafe.ca/illness/fdborne.htm

General food safety information plus a factsheet Hepatitis A and one on Norwalk Virus.

Foodborne Illness Education Information Center

http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/

Information and discussion of the issues, training materials, discussion groups, and links.

Foodborne Illness--What Consumers Need to Know

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Foodborne_Illness_What_Consumers_Need_to_Know/index.asp

Factsheet from the USDA.

Foodborne Illness: Prevention Strategies

http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3620.htm

Factsheet from Clemson University describes types, symptoms and preventing food borne illnesses.

Foodborne Illness: Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Path

http://www.fightbac.org/10least.cfm

Discusses common causes and symptoms.

Foodborne Pathogens: Iowa State University Extensi

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=37

Includes causes of illness, incubation period, symptoms, possible contaminants, and steps for prevention.

Foodlink: Food Poisoning

http://www.foodlink.org.uk/factfile.asp?file=1

Provides information on the causes of food poisoning.

FoodNet

http://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/

Project consists of active surveillance for foodborne diseases and related epidemiologic studies designed to help public health officials better understand the epidemiology of foodborne diseases in the United States.

FoodSafety.gov - Foodborne Pathogens

http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgpath.html

Directory of links dealing with foodborne illness.

How to Help Avoid Foodborne Illness in the Home

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food/foodborn/foodborn.htm

Features prevention strategies and causes.

Marler Clark

http://www.foodborneillness.com/

Law firm site with news and information about foodborne illnesses.

Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia: Food Poisoning

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001652.htm

Includes symptoms, causes, prevention, complications, tests, and treatment.

MedlinePlus: Drinking Water

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drinkingwater.html

Factsheets and news releases about harmful substances and organisms in water.

Medlineplus: Food Contamination And Poisoning

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodcontaminationandpoisoning.html

Features news and factsheets.

Minnesota Department of Health: Foodborne Illness

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/foodborne/

Includes surveillance statistics, outbreaks in the state, symptoms, causes, and prevention.

National Restaurant Association : Foodborne Illnes

http://www.restaurant.org/foodsafety/pathogens.cfm

A list of some of the most common foodborne illnesses and their symptoms and causes.

Parasites and Foodborne Illness

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/parasite.htm

Publication of the US Food Safety and Inspection Service that discusses several foodborne parasites.

Preventing Food Poisoning and Food Infection

http://www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/b901-w.html

Factsheet from the University of Georgia.

Reducing the Risk of Food Poisoning

http://ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0124.html

Factsheet from Ohio State University.

RUSick2 Food Poisoning Forum - Michigan State Univ

http://www.rusick2.msu.edu/

Compare notes about what you ate before becoming sick.

Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP)

http://www.safetables.org/

Organization which works to promote food safety and prevent food borne illness. Supports foodborne illness victims, educates consumers about unsafe food conditions, and works with government on food safety issues.

Safefood Bug Bible

http://www.safefood.net.au/content.cfm?sid=426

Series of factsheets covering the common causes of food poisoning.

Seafood-Related Illnesses

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/sea-ill.html

Collection of factsheets on various causes of seafood borne illnesses.

Texas Department of Health: Foodborne Illness

http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/ideas/foodborne_illness/

Fact sheets on several waterborne and foodborne illnesses.

The Bad Bug Book

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html

This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Each chapter focuses on either one bacteria, virus, parasite, or natural toxin, providing basic facts.

The Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Food-Borne

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html

Factsheet on prevention from the FDA.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibrioparahaemolyticus_g.htm

Includes cause, associated foods, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of this illness associated with contaminated seafood.

Vibrio vulnificus

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibriovulnificus_g.htm

Can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater. Features symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment.

Waterborne Illness

http://www.fpnotebook.com/GI25.htm

Factsheets on causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

WHO: Foodborne Disease

http://www.who.int/foodsafety/foodborne_disease/en/

Includes disease surveillance, publications, and links.

WHO: Foodborne Diseases

http://www.who.int/health_topics/foodborne_diseases/en/

Directory of links and news.

WHO: Water-related Disease

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/en/

Includes factsheets and issues.